This is a video featuring the construction of the 15 story Ark Hotel who claimed to be built in just 6 days.??? The building is said to be level 9 earthquake resistant and incorporates some sustainable practices, good credits on impressive fast construction system but relatively fall short on design and creativity side?
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This book shows around 25 international houses that are based on modular and prefabrication systems. All of them have ecological advantages in comparison to standard construction systems, since they represent a more effective use of resources and a reduction of construction time and there with costs. All houses are built in factories, carried by road and assembled on site. Thus, building materials can be used more economically and very few refuse is produced during construction. Due to the actual spread of technologies and construction typologies, the international prefabrication industry can deliver up-to-date houses, aesthetically modern, and with an average rank of prizes from very cheap solutions to more exclusive ones, depending on the main material used (wood, steel, galvanised aluminum and concrete).
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- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Evergreen; Mul edition (June 1, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 3836511436
- ISBN-13: 978-3836511438
- Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 7.1 x 0.6 inches
Prefab Architecture: A Guide to Modular Design and Construction
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The definitive reference on prefab architecture for architects and construction professionals
Written for architects and related design and construction professionals, Prefab Architecture is a guide to off-site construction, presenting the opportunities and challenges associated with designing and building with components, panels, and modules. It presents the drawbacks of building in situ (on-site) and demonstrates why prefabrication is the smarter choice for better integration of products and processes, more efficient delivery, and realizing more value in project life cycles.
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- Hardcover: 400 pages
- Publisher: Wiley (December 14, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0470275618
- ISBN-13: 978-0470275610
- Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 8.1 x 1 inches
